Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises is now available in early access on Steam, offering a new real-time strategy game from independent developer, Animus Interactive. You can learn all about this game on the official website, and get a look at gameplay in this trailer. Here's word:

Avalon Lords Dawn Rises is a medieval real time strategy game set in the land of Spero, which will feature multiplayer combat and an upcoming single-player campaign. Players start as a commander within the city of Avon, one of Spero�s five city states. Avon is under attack from the treacherous Speran Alliance, and players aid King Lutherian in defending their homeland and fighting to conquer the warring Factions. The ultimate goal is to unite all five Factions under the banner of the Order of Dawn.

Avalon Lords Dawn Rises supports up to six players in all out Team Deathmatch or Free-For-All battles. Players build cities and armies in Conflict Mode for an expansive military campaign of conquest. In Battle Mode, competitors can jump straight into the action as they skirmish with friends, taking their armies into the fight for world domination. In Empire Mode, players can join one of the five Factions and battle for domination of a persistent multiplayer map.